Description
Dickens and Popular Entertainment
Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel Series
Author: Schlicke Paul
Language: EnglishKeywords
Dickens; Literature; Popular culture; 19th Century; Journalism; St Ag; Va Ri; Pop Stars; Grand Junction Ebenezer Temperance Association; United Grand Junction Ebenezer Temperance; Royal General Theatrical Fund; Curiosity Shop; Jolly Fellowship Porters; Mr Gradgrind; Nicholas Nickleby; Dullborough Town; Mr Crummles; Mr Pickwick; Mrs Jarley; Kate Field; Young Man; Bartholomew Fair; Dickens's Readings; Sleary's Circus; Doctor Marigold; Mrs Plornish; Miss Snevellicci; Master Humphrey's Clock; Sunday; Lord's Day
Publication date: 12-2017
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 07-2016
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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First published in 1985. Dickens was a vigorous champion of the right of all men and women to carefree amusements and dedicated himself to the creation of imaginative pleasure. This book represents the first extended study of this vital aspect of Dickens? life and work, exploring how he channelled his love of entertainment into his artistry. This study offers a challenging reassessment of Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop and Hard Times. It shows the importance of entertainment to Dickens? journalism and presents an illuminating perspective on the public readings which dominated the last twelve years of his life. This book will be of interest to students of literature.
Preface; List of Illustrations; References and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Dickens and the Changing Patterns of Popular Entertainment Chapter 2 Popular Entertainment and Childhood Chapter 3 Nicholas Nickleby The Novel as Popular Entertainment Chapter 4 The Old Curiosity Shop The Assessment of Popular Entertainment Chapter 5 Hard Times The Necessity of Popular Entertainment Chapter 6 Popular Entertainment in Dickens’s Journalism Chapter 7 Dickens’s Public Readings: the Abiding Commitment; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index